According to the report, the U.S. and Europe are expected to remain as the main market for homeland security systems and the region has the top industry participants who cater to this sector. The second biggest growth opportunity is from the Asia Pacific region where the growing economies are set to increase their homeland security expenditure. Opportunity also exists in the Middle East, followed by Latin America and Africa. Although the Asian market, especially China’s internal security spending is significantly higher than in the United States, it is of less interest as the market is restricted to western firms.

The need for effective identification and security, as well as the need to provide access control to critical infrastructure has led to the adoption of biometric technologies. In addition, the upgrading of border security and the demand for effective immigration control has further fueled this adoption.